Dynamical models of the milky way
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Oxford Physics
Abstract
A huge investment is currently being made in surveys of stars in our Galaxy. From the motions of these stars we can in principle determine the distribution in the Galaxy of the mysterious dark matter that comprises more than 80% of the matter in the Universe. From the motions of stars we also expect to be able to reconstruct the way the Galaxy was assembled from smaller units that merged together. To achieve these goals we need sophistcated dynamical models and software that enables us to assess how likely a model is given the measured data. This grant funds the construction of such models and software, and early applications to data from ground-based observatories. Eventually the models will be used to extract the science goals of the European Space Agency's 'Cornerstone Mission' Gaia, which will measure the positions and velocities of a billion stars.
People |
ORCID iD |
James Binney (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Kordopatis G.
(2016)
Chemodynamics of the Milky Way and disc formation history: insight from the RAVE and Gaia-ESO surveys
in ArXiv e-prints
Kordopatis G
(2013)
THE RADIAL VELOCITY EXPERIMENT (RAVE): FOURTH DATA RELEASE
in The Astronomical Journal
Kordopatis G
(2015)
The rich are different: evidence from the RAVE survey for stellar radial migration
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Kiss L
(2011)
A search for new members of the ß Pictoris, Tucana-Horologium and e Cha moving groups in the RAVE data base New members of young moving groups
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Jackson R. J.
(2015)
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Velocity precision in the Gaia-ESO Survey (Jackson+, 2015)
in VizieR Online Data Catalog
Jackson R
(2015)
The Gaia -ESO Survey: Empirical determination of the precision of stellar radial velocities and projected rotation velocities
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Fulbright J
(2010)
THE RAVE SURVEY: RICH IN VERY METAL-POOR STARS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Fraternali F
(2013)
IONIZED ABSORBERS AS EVIDENCE FOR SUPERNOVA-DRIVEN COOLING OF THE LOWER GALACTIC CORONA
in The Astrophysical Journal
Fouvry J
(2015)
SELF-GRAVITY, RESONANCES AND ORBITAL DIFFUSION IN STELLAR DISKS
in The Astrophysical Journal
Featherstone K
(2015)
Greece: Greek politics stall research reforms.
in Nature
Famaey B
(2018)
Distribution functions for Galactic disc stellar populations in the presence of non-axisymmetric perturbations
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Eyre A
(2011)
The mechanics of tidal streams The mechanics of tidal streams
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Eyre A
(2009)
Fitting orbits to tidal streams with proper motions
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Eyre A
(2009)
Locating the orbits delineated by tidal streams
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dora KA
(2016)
Isolated Human Pulmonary Artery Structure and Function Pre- and Post-Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery.
in Journal of the American Heart Association
Das P
(2016)
Characterizing stellar halo populations - I. An extended distribution function for halo K giants
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Das P
(2016)
Characterizing stellar halo populations II: the age gradient in blue horizontal-branch stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Cole D
(2018)
Self-consistent Modelling of the Milky Way using Gaia data
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Cole D
(2017)
A centrally heated dark halo for our Galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burnett B
(2010)
Stellar distances from spectroscopic observations: a new technique Distances from stellar spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Burnett B
(2011)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models III. The nature of the RAVE survey and Milky Way chemistry
in Astronomy & Astrophysics
Breddels M
(2010)
Distance determination for RAVE stars using stellar models
in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Bland-Hawthorn J
(2019)
The GALAH survey and Gaia DR2: dissecting the stellar disc's phase space by age, action, chemistry, and location
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney James
(2017)
Modelling the Milky Way's globular cluster system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney James
(2015)
TM: Torus Mapper
in Astrophysics Source Code Library
Binney James
(2015)
Chemodynamical modelling of the Milky Way
in ArXiv e-prints
Binney J
(2011)
Models of our Galaxy - II Models of our Galaxy - II
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2020)
Trapped orbits and solar-neighbourhood kinematics
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2012)
Actions for axisymmetric potentials Actions for axisymmetric potentials
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2020)
The shearing sheet and swing amplification revisited
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2012)
More dynamical models of our Galaxy More dynamical models of our Galaxy
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2020)
Angle-action variables for orbits trapped at a Lindblad resonance
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2014)
New distances to RAVE stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2014)
Dynamical models and Galaxy surveys
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Binney J
(2015)
Torus mapper: a code for dynamical models of galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2013)
Dynamics for galactic archaeology
in New Astronomy Reviews
Binney J
(2014)
Self-consistent flattened isochrones
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2015)
The distribution function of the Galaxy's dark halo
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2018)
The origin of the Gaia phase-plane spiral
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2020)
Modelling our galaxy
in Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union
Binney J
(2010)
Distribution functions for the Milky Way
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2016)
Chemodynamical modelling of the Milky Way
in Astronomische Nachrichten
Binney J
(2017)
Orbital tori for non-axisymmetric galaxies
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2014)
Galactic kinematics and dynamics from Radial Velocity Experiment stars
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Binney J
(2017)
Modelling the Milky Way's globular cluster system
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aumer M
(2017)
The structural evolution of galaxies with both thin and thick discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aumer M
(2017)
Migration and kinematics in growing disc galaxies with thin and thick discs
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Aumer M
(2016)
The quiescent phase of galactic disc growth
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Anguiano B
(2015)
Identification of globular cluster stars in RAVE data - I. Application to stellar parameter calibration
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Description | STFC studentships |
Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 09/2009 |
End | 09/2012 |
Description | A new generation of Galaxy models |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute For Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Expertise in dynamical modelling |
Collaborator Contribution | Participation in several worthwhile papers |
Impact | The paper Sharma et al in the publications list. Also a contribution to a paper Burnett et al that has been submitted & is under review |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | A new generation of Galaxy models |
Organisation | University of Sydney |
Department | School of Physics |
Country | Australia |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Expertise in dynamical modelling |
Collaborator Contribution | Participation in several worthwhile papers |
Impact | The paper Sharma et al in the publications list. Also a contribution to a paper Burnett et al that has been submitted & is under review |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | Galactic fountains and gas accretion |
Organisation | University of Bologna |
Department | Department of Physics and Astronomy |
Country | Italy |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Expertise in dynamical modelling and in the theory of the intergalactic medium |
Collaborator Contribution | Fellowships to suport work in Oxford by colleagues from Bologna and through this participation in several publications (only 1 of these appeared after the grant start date and a further one has been submitted & is under review) |
Impact | Several well-cited papers |
Description | Modelling the chemodynamical evolution of the Milky Way |
Organisation | Max Planck Society |
Department | Max Planck Institute For Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) |
Country | Germany |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Expertise in dynamical modelling |
Collaborator Contribution | Participation in significant papers |
Impact | We have published three joint papers so far (two in the publication list, one appeared before the grant start date) and several in preparation. These are already widely cited papers |
Start Year | 2007 |
Description | School visit |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | I regularly give talks at schools. Sometimes it is to the Physics Society, sometimes it is a talk to 6th formers (although younger pupils often attend too). There are always lots of good questions. Nothing to report |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014 |
Description | Talks to local astronomy clubs |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
Results and Impact | These events usually attract ~30 people with a wide range of educational backgrounds. There are always plenty of questions, some quite shrewd. Nothing to report |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2011 |